Beyond Coding Working from Anywhere, Goals, Impact and Freelancing with Eva Zahrawi Ruiz
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - Planning for Japan 2025
00:02:20 - Patrick missed out on a trip to Japan and Russia
00:03:00 - Why Eva loves Japan
00:04:21 - Japan is affordable
00:06:57 - Eva is big on travelling
00:10:12 - Patrick is travelling more and more
00:11:34 - Combining work and travelling
00:14:38 - Flexibility as freelancer
00:16:25 - International opportunities
00:18:56 - Discipline of working from abroad
00:22:36 - Stepping out of your regular routine
00:25:14 - Losing the title
00:27:18 - Profession crisis
00:30:20 - There is always a way back
00:33:39 - No one expected Eva to leave
00:37:37 - Enjoying the work you do
00:40:14 - Growing as fast as possible
00:42:37 - What is your mission?
00:45:29 - Eva's core values
00:50:10 - Working towards certain goals
00:54:28 - Difficult conversations
00:58:34 - For as long as it takes
01:00:09 - Being good with politics
01:03:29 - Eva hates escalations
01:07:51 - Not just executing on orders
01:13:32 - Figuring out the why
01:16:57 - Managing to avoid clashes
01:19:56 - Companies are big social experiments
01:21:28 - People are inherently good
01:25:40 - Making it your managers problem
01:29:51 - Only come with good news
01:33:21 - Complain in one on ones
01:35:39 - Final thoughts